Tampa Bay area venues, both large and small, will welcome a diverse selection of musical artists in the coming weeks.

Taste of Pinellas 2014 will bring an updated combination of local food, celebrity headliners, phenomenal music and family fun to an all-new venue.

The event will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, in downtown St. Petersburg’s beautiful Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Drive SE, St. Petersburg.

General admission tickets are $22.50 per person in advance or $25 at the gate. Children 11 and younger will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Proceeds will benefit All Children’s Hospital. Call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

The gates will open at 3:30 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday. In addition to some of Tampa Bay’s top regional bands, the 2014 musical headliners will feature Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers and Loverboy on Friday; and the Blues Brothers – starring Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi – as well as KC & the Sunshine Band on Saturday.

Produced by Bill Edwards Presents Inc., the 2014 festival will also feature a selection of the area’s favorite restaurants serving tastes of their most sought-after dishes and signature creations. There also will be fireworks, a free “Family Fun Zone” at the Mahaffey Plaza and other family-friendly activities.

The 33rd annual WMNF Tropical Heatwave will be Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10.

Tropical Heatwave has become an annual rite of spring for fans of eclectic music. This year, the festival layout is changing: The old courtyards at The Cuban Club and El Pasaje Plaza have been replaced with one big courtyard … the Cuban Club main stage. The main stage will showcase top bands on both nights.

The festival will kick off Friday evening with three stages in and around the Cuban Club and New World Brewery. On Saturday, the festival will spread from the Cuban Club area to include new venues on or near Ybor City’s main drag, Seventh Avenue. These new venues include Crowbar, Carmine’s Courtyard, the Market on 7th, and the Orpheum.

The festival will include performances by artists such as Victor Wainwright and the Wild Roots,

Gates will open at 11 a.m. The 97X BBQ is a free show with tickets available at Ticket Drop locations beginning April 11. For information on Ticket Drops, visit www.97xonline.com/s/2014-bbq. General admission tickets also may be purchased. Cost is $20. Visit www.ticketmaster.com.

Fiesta Maxima featuring Don Omar and Prince Royce will take place Saturday, May 17, 8:30 p.m., at the Sun Dome, on the USF Tampa Campus, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa.

Tickets start at $24.25. Call 813-974-3004.

In its third year running, Fiesta Máxima will showcase Latin superstars Don Omar and Prince Royce as they join forces to bring their greatest hits to Tampa.

From Puerto Rico, multi-platinum recording artist Don Omar continues to produce hit after hit with his albums including “The Last Don,” which earned him Latin Pop Album of the Year and Latin Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2003; “King of Kings,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Latin sales charts; and most recently, “Don Omar Presents MTO2: The New Generation,” which won him Best Urban Music Album at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards.

Prince Royce, of Dominican descent, will entertain fans at Fiesta Máxima with his ability to combine romantic words with the rhythm of bachata.

Through his collaborations with artists such as Maná, Daddy Yankee, Thalía, and others, Royce has earned nominations and awards at the most prestigious of award shows, including The Latin Grammy Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro, MTV Video Music Awards, Premios Juventud, and Billboard’s Latin Music Awards.